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Carter wins calf at Houston Rodeo scramble

By The Malakoff News staff
The Malakoff News of Malakoff, Texas
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Malakoff FFA member Matthew Carter nabbed a calf in a Houston Rodeo calf scramble last weekend and is taking home a certificate to buy a calf of his own as a result.

Carter was one of 28 exhibitors representing 4-H clubs and FFA chapters across the state, who took the floor of Reliant Stadium, waiting for their chance of catching one of the 14 calves.

He received a $1,250 calf purchase certificate for his win. The certificate is to be used for the purchase of a registered breeding beef heifer, breeding dairy heifer or market steer.

This is the beginning of a yearlong project of grooming, feeding and caring for the heifer. The exhibitor, supervised by an agricultural science teacher or county extension agent, must keep accurate and detailed records of the animal's progress, submitting records to both the show and the donor to chronicle the heifer's development.

In 2012. the exhibitor will return with the heifer to the Houston Livestock Show for a special competition and a $250 bonus from his/her donor. Prior to the 2012 show, exhibitors now have the opportunity to compete in the Calf Scramble Progress Show as a means of judging their calf s progress prior to showing at the Houston Livestock Show.

Each year, approximately 350 calf purchase certificates are donated. Since the calf scramble was added to the Show in 1942, a total of $9,835,500 has been awarded in certificates and bonuses to 18,242 youth.



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Original Publication Date: March 25, 2011

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